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Startup Life Show with Ande Lyons
by Startup Life Show - Ande Lyons
Are you curious about how a business is born – why someone was compelled to leave a paycheck and benefits behind to head off into the wild blue yonder, without a safety net, navigating high levels of uncertainty, and risking financial ruin? Entrepreneurship is an adventure, and you will love hearing these phenomenal founders share their nail-biting moments and their uplifting wins – often occurring within hours of each other in any given day! As a 4x Founder I easily resonate with each guest's uniqe startup story and am able to bring to light the vulnerable moments from their founder journey. On the Startup Life Show you’ll find inspiration for navigating your best life through the fascinating stories of Diverse Founders who fought through obstacles and bias to change the world with their beautiful social impact businesses. Tap the link to your favorite podcast platform and get ready to hear an awe*mazing adventure that will leave you feeling
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Helping Founders Successfully Scale Their Startup
Whether you're a tech founder or a non-tech founder, you need help to successfully scale a startup. Our guest, Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, Naily Makangu, is passionate about bringing her multi-faceted toolkit to lead complex software projects and launch products. With...
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EP 288 Building the Best All-in-One SaaS Solution for Mentoring, Connectivity & Skills Development
Fostering connection among employees and company leaders is hard enough to do within brick and mortar walls. Building company culture and forging employee relationships without the four walls is a challenge many companies are failing at today. Our guest, Dave Wilkin, is an award-winning serial...
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EP 287 A Digital Health Platform Expanding Access to Peer Support and Group Therapy
You are not built to do life alone. But how do you get the real support you need to navigate the real life events you’re sailing through? This delicious conversation on the Startup Life Show is with Tamar Blue - the fab female co-founder of MentalHappy – an online health platform that provides...
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EP 286 Understanding and Solving Funding Inequities in the VC Industry
Less than 2% of Venture Capital funds go to Women and Minority Owned Businesses. Our guest, Professor Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, is the Founder and Director of the Venture Capital Inclusion Lab at the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship at Brown University. With $260,000 in funding from the Kauffman...
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EP 285 How She Built a Direct Sales Wellness Drink Empire, One Sip at a Time
Our guest, Tonia Jahshan, was recovering from a difficult time in her life when she had her first cup of tea… and it was love at first sip. You will be inspired by her startup story and will love hearing how she built her direct sales wellness drink empire to extraordinary heights, by building a...
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EP 284 Addressing Food Insecurity by Growing Healthy Food, People & Communities
Veleké Brown is dedicated to addressing food insecurity through a program focused on ensuring access to fresh produce for those in underrepresented communities and creating systems of sustainable agriculture. It's called Operation No Food Gap, and it's changing lives through learning how to grow...
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EP 283 How to Successfully Bootstrap your Startup Business
Bootstrapping is how many newly minted founders launch their startup. Using their own savings and borrowing capability to get their business off the ground. However, lack of funding can cause a founder to freeze, to get caught in a mindset chokehold that prevents them from moving forward... from...
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EP 282 How Startups Can Leverage ChatGPT to Drive Growth and Innovation
Everyone’s chatting about ChatGPT, but how does one successfully leverage this AI to grow a startup? Without increasing the work load, distracting your engineers, disrupting the work flow and causing headaches for founders? Our guest, Shanif Dhanani, is here to help! He’s the founder of Locusive,...
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EP 281 An Eco-Conscious Micro-Mobility Company Focused on Safety and Equity
It takes a considerable amount of courage, purpose, resilence and tenacity to bring a Micro Mobility (scooter-bike!) startup to life! With an entrepreneurial spirit that was evident from a young age, our guest – Emil Nnani - took the business world by storm when he launched his first venture at...
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EP 280 Attract Business Partners, Investors, and Talent with Your LinkedIn Profile
Leveraging LinkedIn as a Startup Founder is a different strategy than when you were an employee. You need to build your authority as the leader of your new business, while appealing to potential investors, business partners and talent. Our guest, Donna Serdula, is a leading authority on LinkedIn...
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EP 279 What Founders Need to Know About Building Effective Startup Boards
Knowing when to form and build a Board of Directors is a challenge for many startup founders. Once the Board is formed, how to manage and communicate with the Board presents an additional burden on founders. Our guest, Mahendra Ramsinghani, co-authored Startup Boards: Getting the Most of Your…
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EP 278 A Shipping Partner for Fulfillment Services, Education, and Guidance
With 20+ years working for the post office, our guest had a dream to one day own her own postal store with the ability to individualize customer service and provide guidance. In the spring of 2019 that dream came true when Tiffany Townsend founded Ship Black, a logistics super center focused on...
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EP 277 An AI Solution that Makes Social Media Work for Your Business
Social media strategies often leave you feeling like you're working for the social media platforms. Our guest and his team built an AI solution that helps make social media actually work for you and your business. Rhys Ryan, is the Co-Founder, CEO and Chief Engineer of Ekkobar, an AI solution...
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EP 276 A Fashionable Safety Jewelry and Accessories Technology Keeping Women Safe
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Our guest, Rajia Abdelaziz, is the Co-Founder and CEO of invisaWear, the best safety jewelry and fashion accessories technology on the market. From her own personal experience, Rajia understands how important it is to feel safe. She was...
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EP 275 Connecting Professional Women to Personalized Experts and Resources
To be their best selves, both professionally and personally, women need time in a welcoming space and place. Our guest, Shubhi Rao, spent years as a senior executive at Fortune 100 companies and understands how important women-centric spaces are for professional and personal growth. That’s why…
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EP 274 A Tech Mentorship and Recruiting Platform for the Under-Networked
Having a Mentor is an essential part of career growth, especially for the under-networked tech worker. Our guest, Kirk Fernandes, is the Co-Founder of Merit, a tech mentorship and recruiting platform for the under-networked. Merits mission is to democratize the professional network by giving…
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EP 273 How to Best Bootstrap Your Startup Before Raising Capital
Bootstrapping your startup without relying on raising capital and loans is an ideal strategy, especially given the current investor and banking landscape. Our guest, Melissa Widner, has the best advice to help you launch and build your startup, without raising capital. She’s the CEO of Lighter...
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EP 272 Curbside EV Charging Specifically Built for Cities
40 million drivers can't transition to electric vehicles without an affordable and convenient EV charging infrastructure. Increasing access to affordable public charging not only encourages the adoption of EVs, but leads to cleaner air and healthier communities. Our guest, Tiya Gordon, is...
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EP 271 A Unique Blend of Virtual Reality and DEI Training to Address Implicit Bias
When people are given the opportunity to take someone else’s point of view - walk a mile in someone else’s shoes - bias against stigmatized groups is reduced. Our guest, Aubrey Grant, MD, is the Co-Founder and Chief Equity Officer of Equity Commons, where he and the team are integrating a unique...
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EP 270 A Black Owned Handcrafted Artisanal Liqueur Brand
He had zero experience in the liquor industry. He didn’t have a background as a food scientist. He knew no one, had no connections, and had never worked in a bar, restaurant, or distillery. What our guest, Jackie Summers, did have was an abundance of audacity, passion, and the ideal Mentor, who...
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EP 269 First Self-Cleaning Commercial Air Purifier
Innovation is often inspired by biomimicry - the design and production of materials modeled on biological entities. Our guest, Sissi Liu, is passionate about solving complex societal problems with cutting-edge technology, and she was inspired by the metalmark butterfly for her innovative new...
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EP 268 - Fortune 40 Under 40 FinTech Founder Makes Saving for Children_s Future Easy
Many parents are seeking ways to give their children a better head start financially in life. Our guest, Ksenia Yudina, is a chartered financial analyst, a Mom, and the Founder and CEO of UNest, an app that empowers parents to easily invest and save for their kids’ future. After coming to the…
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EP 267 Using Behavioral Science + Technology to Activate Purpose in the Workplace
Research shows that aligning company and personal purpose improves productivity, retention, and overall wellness in the workplace. Greg Sloan, CFP®, CEPA, CPMTM, is the Chief Purpose Officer and Co-Founder of Go Beyond, a talent development company that leverages behavioral science and technology...
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EP 266 Helping Companies Be Happy and Have Fun
How does one take a brilliant expertise and turn it into a thriving, profitable B2B tech platform serving thousands of paying customers? Our guest, Lee Rubin, is the CEO and Co-Founder of Confetti, a young, well-funded startup helping companies create memorable, easy-to-plan experiences that...
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EP 265 Strengthening the Local and Regional Economy Through Entrepreneurship
Supporting and funding entrepreneurs is a terrific way to accelerate economic development in a community. Our guest, Ian Cain, is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of QUBIC Labs, a startup incubator and innovation hub focused on helping entrepreneurs and innovators to develop world-class...
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EP 264 Questions Founders Need to Ask Investors During the First Meeting
Founders – you work so hard to be prepared for investors' questions during your pitch presentations. But are you qualifying those investors? Your time is valuable, and you need to minimize the chance of wasting your time with investors who will not invest in your startup. Our guest, Alex Iskold…
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EP 263 Leveraging AI to Make Resale of Beauty Products Faster + Cheaper + Safer
Karen Lee is on a mission to reimagine e-commerce for beauty lovers by providing a trusted market place for buying and rehoming new beauty products. Glou Beauty is empowering beauty lovers to become more conscious consumers, pushing against an industry that encourages over-consumption. As the…
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EP 262 Closing the Racial and Gender Wealth Gap via Small Business Ownership
You don’t have to come up with a terrific idea to become an entrepreneur. You can buy and scale an already established business! Our guest, Allegra Stennett, is the Co-Founder of New Majority Capital, an impact investing firm that addresses the racial and gender wealth gaps in the United States…
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EP 261 Helping Schools Help More Students
Helping schools help students is a mission that began in Alyse Maslonik's childhood. From living in a domestic abuse shelter to creating a self-funded business that now raises millions of dollars for under-privileged children, Alyse has experienced it all. At age 21, with a measly $63 dollars to...
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EP 260 Accelerating Innovation in the Chemical Industry
The chemical industry has become the third largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, with more than half of its resources ending up in waste streams. Our guest, Daniela Blanco, Co-Founder & CEO of Sunthetics, is solving this global problem by making the chemical industry more sustainable…
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EP 259 Helping Tech Startups Stand Out From the Competition
If you build it they will come is a popular myth in the startup ecosystem. Our guest, Cindy Fossouo, Founder & CEO of Information Systems Builder, loves solving the problem facing many tech founders: how to market their products and services to their ideal customers. Her San Francisco-based firm…
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EP 258 Challenging Student Entrepreneurs to Solve the Planet’s Most Pressing Issues
Innovative products, services and behavior changes are key ingredients for solving the world’s most pressing issues. Our guest, Lori van Dam, is the CEO of Hult Prize, an organization that inspires student entrepreneurs to solve the world’s biggest challenges through innovative social enterprises...
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EP 257 Scaling a Global Clean Beauty Brand for Multicultural Women
Founders - you will be INSPIRED by and UPLIFTED from this delicious conversation with global clean beauty brand founder Kim Roxie! Southern belle, seasoned makeup artist, licensed esthetician and member of the Cosmetic Executive Women, our guest – Kim Roxie – experienced firsthand how…
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EP 256 Amplifying Queer-Owned Brands and Inspiring LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs
Who’s ready for some tea from the leading source for LGBTQ+ business news, served with dignity and depth? Our guest, Travers Johnson (he/him), is the Founder & CEO of Queerency, an award-winning LGBTQ+ business media startup, and the Creator of LGBTQ+ Business Week, an annual 7-day celebration of...
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EP 255 Supporting Worldwide Innovation for Living Longer and Aging Better
You’re never too old to realize a new dream and build an innovative tech business. Our guest, Danielle D. Duplin, is the Founder and President of FreeWind Productions, an award-winning public speaking coach, and an executive producer of strategic innovation programs. She’s also a beloved Mentor…
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EP 254 Changing the Social Conversation Around Menstrual Health
Menstruation is one of the many bodily issues women have been taught to suppress. Our guest, Rachael Kim, said “enough with the silence,” and is actively changing the social conversation around menstrual health. She’s the Co-Founder and CEO of My Comma—an organic period care subscription platform...
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EP 253 Revolutionizing the Way Households and Businesses Use Everyday Essentials
What do you get when you combine beautiful dispensers, a sanitizer people love to use, and a commitment to doing business in a better way? A hand sanitizer system that prevents more plastics from polluting our planet and helps to remove existing plastics too! Our guest, Ashley Wayman, is the...
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EP 252 Ending Healthcare Disparity with Wigs for Women of Color
Every woman, regardless of hair texture, deserves a wig that resembles the hair that she lost. Our guest, Pamela Shaddock, is Co-Founder and COO of Coils to Locs, a social impact, for-profit enterprise that addresses a healthcare disparity: the lack of coily, curly, ethnically inspired wigs at...
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EP 251 Solstice and Holiday Celebration for Startups
Are you ready to say Hasta Luego to 2022 and Hello Gorgeous to 2023? Our guest, seasoned founder, mouthy activist, super opinionated blogger and Host of the popular $h!t We Don’t Talk About Podcast, Mia Voss, joined us again on the 3rd Annual Andelicious Startup Life LIVE Holiday and Solstice...
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EP 250 Producing Million Dollar Events
Events are a great way to bring people together, and share a moment, message or idea with a captive audience. They do, however, take considerable time, effort, and organization to execute successfully. Our guest, Dr. Shanna M. Scott, has fine-tuned the art of event planning with her business,...
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EP 249 Investing in Startups Refashioning Global Supply Chains
Did you know the fashion industry is responsible for over 4% to the global greenhouse gas emissions? And it’s not just a carbon impact, but water, chemicals, deforestation, textile waste, microplastics and more. The U.S. market presents a huge opportunity to systemically refashion apparel supply...
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EP 248 Starting Your Business Off On the Right Foot
The exciting anticipation of launching a new business can quickly fade if a newly minted founder isn’t properly prepared for startup life. Born into an entrepreneurial family, Alejandra Santos is deeply empathetic to the struggles and challenges entrepreneurship presents. That’s why she launched...
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EP 247 B2B Platform Transforming Mentorship and Career Support Within Corporations
A recent study reported the #1 reason people were quitting their jobs was due to a lack of career development and advancement. Serial entrepreneur Sandra A. Babu-Boateng is solving that problem with her new tech startup LegacyShift: a B2B market network platform that matches members with internal...
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EP 246 The Power of Entrepreneurship in Under-Resourced Communities
How do you instill a sense of resilience in students that allows them to look at adversity as a challenge and failure as a learning opportunity? You teach them entrepreneurship! On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, we celebrated National Entrepreneurship Month and Giving Tuesday by amplifying one of my...
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EP 245 Are You and Your Startup Ready for PR_
How does a founder know when it’s time to launch a PR campaign for their startup, and how do they get media prepared? Our guest, Sabrina Stocker, is a PR expert and founder of Two Comma PR, a unique public relations agency helping businesses get media exposure and quickly build their online brand...
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EP 244 Helping Early-Stage Tech Startups Grow and Get Funded
How it started: co-hosting networking events and roundtables for founders. How it’s going: a Florida-based hybrid accelerator and seed VC fund helping early-stage startups scale! Our guest, Justis Mendez, was born in the Stockyard neighborhood of Cleveland. Raised by his grandparents and single...
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EP 243 A Powerful Program Helping Startups Grow and Launch
For a brand-new startup and its first-time founders, an accelerator program is an ideal opportunity to get valuable peer, mentor and financial support. Our guest, Caroline Winnett, is the Executive Director of one of the world's leading accelerator programs and a global hub for entrepreneurship:...
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EP 242 Impact Investing in African Female Entrepreneurs and Innovators
Improving systemic social and environmental challenges isn’t just for nonprofit agencies. Our guest, Pauline Koelbl, is a gender-lens/impact investor and a leading innovation expert in developing and emerging economies, with over 20 years’ experience in international affairs and venture...
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EP 241 Investing in Community-Driven Startups in the US and Latin America
Growing up an underestimated, first-generation Mexican-American daughter to immigrants, our guest, Lolita Taub, had a dream to give her family a better shot at life. Today Lolita is a General Partner at Ganas Ventures, where she invests in pre-seed and seed community-driven companies in the US…
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EP 240 From Passion Project to Award-Winning Reality A Filmmaker_s Journey
While not all entrepreneurs are artists, all artists are entrepreneurs. They have a product or idea to sell, and they need to approach their business as any entrepreneur would. Our guest, Sky Bergman, is an accomplished, award-winning photographer who recently made her directorial debut with…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Are you curious about how a business is born – why someone was compelled to leave a paycheck and benefits behind to head off into the wild blue yonder, without a safety net, navigating high levels of uncertainty, and risking financial ruin?
Entrepreneurship is an adventure, and you will love hearing these phenomenal founders share their nail-biting moments and their uplifting wins – often occurring within hours of each other in any given day!
As a 4x Founder I easily resonate with each guest's uniqe startup story and am able to bring to light the vulnerable moments from their founder journey.
On the Startup Life Show you’ll find inspiration for navigating your best life through the fascinating stories of Diverse Founders who fought through obstacles and bias to change the world with their beautiful social impact businesses.
Tap the link to your favorite podcast platform and get ready to hear an awe*mazing adventure that will leave you feeling
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Startup Life Show - Ande Lyons
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